The lawyer whose defense team won acquittal for Sean “Diddy” Combs on life-sentence-eligible charges says the music mogul was greeted by a standing ovation from fellow prisoners when he returned to jail after the verdict.

The rapper’s lead attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said his client’s fellow inmates in Brooklyn, NY, viewed the partial acquittal as a sign of hope.

Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in a hearing set to be held October 3. Last week, Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution after an eight-week trial. He faces up to ten years in prison on each count, though legal analysts predict he will get much less.